Passage as amended:
Ayes: 4 - Representatives F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Musser and Weber.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Zepnick and Wasserman.
To committee on Rules.
Frank Lasee
Chairperson
Committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 372
Relating to: live birth or the circumstance of being born alive.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman and Kerkman.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Gundrum
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 520
Relating to: the method of calculating technology zone tax credits and the certification of businesses under the technology zone program.
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives M. Lehman, J. Wood, Nass, Hahn, F. Lasee, Kerkman, Lothian, W. Wood, Young, Berceau, Ziegelbauer and Morris.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Bill 12
Assembly Bill 31
Assembly Bill 52
Assembly Bill 228
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Speaker's Communications
September 23, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Assembly Bill 41 from the Assembly Committee on Education and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Madison
September 9, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Enclosed is a copy of the annual report the Public Service Commission (Commission) shall submit to the legislature as provided for in Wis. Stat. §
1.11 (2)(j). It reports on the number and type of proposed actions requiring the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement by the Commission between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003.
If you have any questions on this report, please contact our Environmental Review Coordinator, Kathleen Zuelsdorff, at (608) 266-2730.
Sincerely,
Burneatta Bridge
Chairperson
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
September 19, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
At your request, we have completed a limited-scope review of revenues and expenditures generated by fees and surcharges on pesticides and fertilizers used in Wisconsin. In fiscal year (FY) 2001-02, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) collected $6.8 million in these revenues and, consistent with statutory directives, transferred $1.3 million to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and $210,300 to the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. DATCP retained the remaining $5.2 million to fund both the Bureau of Agrichemical Management and grants to help individuals and businesses clean up spills and discharges of pesticides and fertilizers.
From FY 1997-98 through FY 2001-02, DATCP awarded $14.0 million through 315 cleanup grants to individuals or businesses. During the same period, DNR received $6.5 million in funds for its activities.
DNR could provide only limited quantifiable information on staff activities related to pesticide and fertilizer issues. We include recommendations for DNR to better demonstrate how pesticide and fertilizer fees are used by modifying its time-keeping system in order to allow it to monitor pesticide and fertilizer-related activities. We also recommend DNR and DATCP complete and implement revisions to a memorandum of understanding that would ensure the timely exchange of useful program management information on spills and site cleanups.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DATCP, DNR, and UW System during our review.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Kaufert and Olsen. Granted.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Coggs, Steinbrink and Van Akkeren. Granted.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 36 be taken from the table. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: the life and military service of Major Mathew E. Schram.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
36 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 36 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 34 be taken from the table. Granted.
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